Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo ended up behind Lionel Messi at the 2015 Ballon d’Or recently, but for manager Zinedine Zidane, his ward is the best soccer player in the world right now.
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were back at it again this week with the former getting two matches to contest and the latter one in which to show off his best.
Zinedine Zidane's arrival at Real Madrid has sparked a plethora of worship for the superstar as well as his ability to get the team back to its attacking best. Since his takeover, Los Blancos have managed to get 10 of 12 points and have scored a whopping 17 goals in four games.
Of course the tests thus far have not been overly demanding, but the reality is that Madrid has, for the most part romped through teams that they were struggling to unlock.
Zizou's tactics have truly benefitted a number of players and it is interesting to see how the adjustment has been made under the new coach. Here are the players that have benefitted most from the French legend.
Manchester United already knew that they had to place something tempting on the table to snag 23-year-old Barcelona forward Neymar and now the cat is out of the bag.
If he had his way Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos wouldn’t mind seeing Neymar hook up with the team despite admitting that such is nearly impossible from happening.
It was another eventful week for Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi with the latter participating in two more matches on the week against the single one by his great rival.
Three games into anyone's tenure is a small sample size. Yet it is a sufficient enough sample to start drawing some conclusions about style of play and approach to the game. That has been the case with Zinedine Zidane's start to his Real Madrid career where the results have been solid overall, but there have been some interesting questions to be fully aware of.
After finishing among the top candidate to possibly be named the 2015 Ballon d’Or world’s best male athlete, it wasn’t surprising that multiple teams would try to make a run at the 23-year-old forward.
James Rodriguez has been the big story of the week for Real Madrid. James Rodriguez has been the big story of the week for Real Madrid. The superstar, who was on fire last season, representing one of the best players on the club in 2014-15, has taken a few steps back.
Real Madrid management has warned Colombian superstar James Rodriguez that he will be sold if he doesn't improve his attitude under new manager Zinedine Zidane. According to Spanish news outlet Fichajes, Manchester United are ready to place a £64.7 million bid on the 2014 World Cup star.
Neymar has undoubtedly risen to new heights, capped with the fact that he was among the final names that would have won the 2015 Ballon d’Or award for best male player.
With Real Madrid likely to be banned from signing up new players, the ballclub has started to follow an alternate route by turning to young talent they have under their wing.
Lionel Messi was crowned the Ballon d'Or winner this past Monday before embarking on two straight games to help retain his crown and help his team to be its best. Cristiano Ronaldo meanwhile got back to work, looking to ward off a slow start to 2016.
Sizzling hot! Are Cristiano Ronaldo and Alessandra Ambrosio hooking up? Well, putting malice aside, the 31-year-old Real Madrid superstar and 34-year-old Victoria’s Secret model have recently teamed up for GQ magazine’s Body Issue. On the cover, both stars stripped off their tops and were only seen wearing their underwear.
Soccer fans can be pretty cruel at times. After Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or award this week for a record fifth time in his incredible career, fans showed their approval by defacing a statue of his primary competitor.
Lionel Messi won his first Ballon d'Or, cementing himself as the only player to win as many individual awards. He had already made the record books with his fourth win back in 2012, but Cristiano Ronaldo had crept within one with two straight wins in 2013 and 2014. However, that mountain will be harder to climb now for the Portuguese player who is seemingly starting his decline.
